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I don't know much about Clinton, so I won't say anything about that. Certainlymy default reaction is suspicion of anyone in any sort of position of authority.Of course, that typically applies to his detractors as much as to him.

If you're looking into comparisons, you might also be interested in looking upthe Carlyle Group. The most egregious bit of that that I've heard about is theUnited Defense pump-and-dump.

> Blech - more sickening corruption. This is why I'm voting for Nader this year.> It's not even about Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative any more.> It's about corporate vs non-corporate.

Unfortunately, given the structure of our society (a social-democraticcapitalist republic), voting for self-proclaimed reformers is typically oflimited utility. The problem is with the social structure, not just with theindividuals in charge. Though it does appear to me that current batch of peoplein charge are dangerously authoritarian.

> Maybe we need a revolution.

I definitely think we do, but not just any revolution. Typically revolutionsjust end with a new batch of bosses in charge. We need a *particular type* ofrevolution [struggle.ws].

I think the organizing principle of society should be worker control. Freesoftware gives us a taste of that experience.

We need a *particular type* of revolution. I think the organizing principle of society should be worker control.

The problem is that less than 1 percent of the populace would agree with you about that. I'd be surprised if you could even get 1 percent of people on this site to agree with you. We fought major wars to defeat communism, and we're still, as a people, as against it as ever.

> The problem is that less than 1 percent of the populace> would agree with you about that. I'd be surprised if you> could even get 1 percent of people on this site to agree> with you. We fought major wars to defeat communism, and> we're still, as a people, as against it as ever.

The Leninist dictatorship-of-the-party is a far cry fromanarchist societies that people have actually created onthe ground. I hope you'll take the time to read a bit aboutwhat the anarchists achieved in Spain [struggle.ws].

Try looking at things along the authoritarian / libertarianaxis. The current US administration seems veryauthoritarian to me. I imagine you have heard about the"confidential" memo in which the Justice Dept. asserted thatthe President has the right to set aside US law duringwartime?

Combine that with their plan for never-ending war, and Ithink that's pretty authoritarian. And in the end, not thatdifferent from the current regime in China.

Try imagining that I have long ago moved well beyond such banal exercises.

I imagine you have heard about the "confidential" memo in which the Justice Dept. asserted that the President has the right to set aside US law during wartime?

Well, he does. He has authority to do whatever he wishes in an emergency situation, including wartime. Lincoln suspended habeas corpus. The question is not whether he has the right or authority, which he d

> You see, since the torture first came out, people have> been trying to blame Bush for it.

Whereas, you accept the official story?

* It was only a single unit that tortured people
* That this unit did so of their own accord, without any
such order from their superiors
* The one time this happened, they took lots of pictures,
and these pictures were widely circulated

: 1. What is the possibility of this being added in the future?
In the near future, the probability is close to zero. In the distant
future, I'll be dead, and posterity can do whatever they like... :-) --lwall

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